Started chopping out the rot on the N/S wheel tub. It’ll need a new seat belt mount, a large repair to the area under the runner and I’ll need to make up a new seat runner as this one is toast.
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Pulled a ridiculously long day today getting the N/S front arch in. Miles better than what was there, it did put up quite a fight though!
N/S bulkhead repairs all finished. I can start looking at fitting the front arch that side now.
Too hot for welding today so made some more repair panels up and epoxied the insides of them.
Next bit of the bulkhead repaired. I only had to use a sliver of the Schofields bulge repair panel as most of the bulge was fine. Some of the welds need some further dressing yet:
And I epoxied all of the bits that I zinc primed the other night:
Not much to show this week but progressing still. I’ve started closing up the bulkhead and B pillar on the N/S, working my way down the area.
I’ve only repaired the bits that sit above the wheel tub and then a small bit beneath it thus far:
The cab floor repair pieces arrived this week so I decided to get some zinc primer on the underside/inside of all the little bits that are sitting around the workshop at the minute (I’ll epoxy them at the weekend and then hopefully finish the bulkhead and wheel tub repairs):
Cab floors:
Cab floor middle piece, outer rear valance and outer sliding door repair:
Bulkhead bulge piece (only the ends properly painted as I won’t need the centre), closing panels for the front arches, seatbelt mounts and repair for the O/S bulkhead.
Not much progress over the weekend due to my sore throat, but I did get the N/S inner and outer front arch welded together.
I have a bit of a sore throat at the moment so to avoid chucking up loads of dust I prepped both inner and outer front arches for welding. Plug weld holes punched and weld-through primer along the weld points.
Removed the windscreen after the trial fit and removed the sliding door window to avoid getting grinding sparks embedded in it.
Spent some time getting the door gaps for the sliding door and cab door to the point where I’m happy with them. This should do nicely for us:
Making a start on the bulkhead and wheel tub. The wheel tub isn’t in too bad nick, it’s had some awful repairs in the past which will need to be chopped out and repaired properly. Hoping to get the bulkhead all welded up this week.
Driver’s door skin welded up and trial fitted to the van; a much better fit than the passenger side. Now onto the front arches and wheel tubs!
